The new Atlanta Braves stadium scheduled to open in Cobb County in 2017 officially has a name: SunTrust Park. The Braves made the announcement today (September 16) at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium, near Cumberland Mall. It is a 25-year naming rights deal. Baseball commissioner-elect Rob Manfred, Braves legend Hank Aaron, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and […]
In a shocking announcement, the Atlanta Braves have announced that they are leaving the city of Atlanta and Turner Field and moving to Cobb County at the start of the 2017 baseball season. Team officials made the surprise announcement today. The Braves, who won the National League East this year, will play the next three […]
From the AJC.com: When she gets a little older, little Kendall Jo Miller will get to hear quite the story about the day she was born. It was a Tuesday morning, Oct. 26, shortly before 8, and Kendall’s grandmother was trying desperately to get through traffic. Kendall’s mother, Vanessa Miller, was already in labor. With […]
VIA: AJC.com A McEachern High School football standout was killed early Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide at his family’s Powder Springs home. The incident happened overnight on Woodcrest Drive, in a neighborhood off Brownsville Road just southwest of downtown Powder Springs. Police identified the deceased as Rajaan Bennett, who earlier this month signed to play […]
VIA: AJC.com Five Haitian earthquake victims, including an 18-month-old with brain injuries, were airlifted Tuesday night to Dobbins Air Force Base and taken to different area hospitals. A network of hospitals was waiting to accept the injured, said Kevin Bloye, spokesman for the Georgia Hospital Association, which coordinates local disaster preparedness efforts. “When things like this […]
VIA: AJC.com A Penske spokesman says a former employee was the gunman behind a deadly shooting spree Tuesday afternoon near Kennesaw. Three people have been killed and two were injured around 2 p.m. at the Penske Truck Rental facility at 3011 Barrett Lakes Boulevard, near the intersection of Chastain Road., according to Officer Joe Hernandez […]
